My bf and I are constantly battling over what is better for weight loss.
He says running I say walking.
I've read walking is more beneficial to burning fat while running will burn more carbohydrates over fat. I've also heard, unless one is an experienced runner it can be bad for the knees and lower back.
So does anyone have the truth.
I am trying to lose a bit of weight, just so I can feel comfortable again but have a horrible diet. I hate breakfast which I know is a killer for the metabolism so another question I have is would this be a suitable diet along with exercise to lose weight.
Breakfast - Two peices of fruit 6 almonds
Morning Tea - Soy Latte
Lunch - Pita wrap with fresh salad mix
Afternoon Snack - (which I rarely feel like) Yogurt or fruit
Dinner - Meat and veg
Plus I drink lots of water.
My aim is to walk 30mins a day with my son and at night do fifteen minutes of light jogging on the treadmill and some toning exercises.
Is there anything I should add or take away.
Thanks 
I am on a low carb, calorie restrictive diet to drop a quick 10lbs before a wedding. I follow my diet to the T. I exercise one hour per day, and after 4 days I am already seeing results (I am thin to begin with). But, I've been reading up on different diets. Some say it is important to have one cheat meal per week to trick the metabolism and rev it up again, others say dont cheat at all ever bc it will slow weight loss down.
I would only be cheating for strategy, I really am not craving bad things. On the other hand, one cheat meal will not throw me off track I am pretty disciplined. I just want to know which is the best way to go
hear two different school's of thought. One says its important to have a 1/7 cheat meal to keep motivation up (something to work toward), and to "trick" metabolism before it gets used to restricted calories.
Alright, so. Range from 1000-1500 calories daily. (probably averaging out at about 1200 a day.)
35 minutes of cardio 5 times a week (2-4 miles, depending on the program)
15-20 minutes of core/toning exercises 5 times a week.
Should I see fast results? I'm varying my exercise/food intake so I don't slow my metabolism down.
I'm not "majorly overweight," but I really need to loose about 20 pounds by sometime next year. If anybody has a successful plan or story, I'd be happy to hear about it and maybe it could help me:) I know that you have to lift weights to burn fat and eat 6 meals a day to boost your metabolism, but I'm just not sure "what" weight lifting exercises I should be doing and "what" foods I should be eating.
Thanks:)
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